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Kitsap voters approved adding a sales-and-use tax of one-tenth of 1% to replace Kitsap 911’s emergency radio system, according to initial results reported by the Kitsap County Auditor’s Office on Tuesday night.
In Tuesday’s result, 66.3% voted “yes” to raise the sales tax, while 33.7% voted “no”.
“I’m thrilled,” Kitsap 911 Director Richard Kirton said Tuesday night. “We’re so pleased that the voters expressed their trust (for the 911 center) in this way.”
With the result, the county’s sales tax rate will reach 9.1% in 2022. In the past, the tax rate has been increased by 0.3% for Kitsap Transit fast ferries and by 0.1% for mental health treatment…
